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Thucydides was perhaps the most influential historian in antiquity; his work inspired countless subsequent authors. In the past decade, interest in the connection between Julius Caesar’s commentaries and Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War has... more
One of the great maxims of history is that it is written by the victors, and nowhere does this find greater support than in the later Roman Empire. Between 284 and 395 AD, no fewer than 37 men claimed imperial power, though today we... more
The increasing evidence for common ground between Romans and “barbarians, in areas ranging from grave goods to religious affiliation to intermarriage, makes it necessary to take a new look at the “barbarian invasions” and the “fall” of... more
dans H. Bru, F. Kirbihler et S. Lebreton (éd.), L’Asie Mineure dans l’Antiquité : échanges, populations et territoires. Actes du colloque international de Tours (21-22 octobre 2005), Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2009, p. 263-287.
This article covers naval warfare on Adriatic Sea in the years 48–47 BC between followers of Caesar and Pompey the Great. It climaxed in the battle of Tauridis which took place during first months of 47 BC. Improvised fleet of Caesar... more
During the First Roman Civil War of imperial period, the dynamic of violence is regularly expressed with two protagonists: The State, represented the emperor in power, it needs terror to restore the precedent status quo by removing all... more
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Abstract: This book deals with the complex role of civil war’s internecine violence in the shaping of Roman Late Republican art and architecture. The aspects of violence and destruction are set against the activities of building, artistic... more
Esame della carriera, della famiglia e delle importanti relazioni di C. Valerius Triarius, un senatore della tarda età repubblicana originario di Fundi che, entrato in Senato durante la dittatura sillana, rimase fedele alla memoria di... more
Lucan’s Bellum Civile professes to sing of past internecine strife as the great unmaking of the Roman world (Luc. 1.1-7) while reminding its readers of Rome’s survival through frequent references to Lucan’s contemporary surroundings, and... more
This article depicts naval struggle during second war between Constantine and Licinius in 324 AD. During this conflict near Hellespont two battles were fought, in which fleet of Western Emperor defeated his adversary ships. While it... more
The idea of the 'Sulla myth' traces its origins to a seminal article by Laffi entitled 'Il mito di Silla' published in 1967. The argument put forward by the Italian scholar in this study is that the characterisation of Sulla's personality... more
До середины I века до н. э. в латинском языке слова с корнем marg для обозначения края, предела, не зафиксировано [Thesaurus, 2012; Perseus, 2012]. Для наименования понятия «предел» использовалось слово ora [Зайцев, 1985, 36; Лукреций,... more
This article examines the Bellum Civile's presentation and provocation of experiences that we might now consider to be uncanny. The first section offers an overview of the uncanny from psychoanalysis to literary and aesthetic criticism... more
After his victory in the civil war, and with the application of considerable violence and coercion, Lucius Cornelius Sulla built a new Republican system. It is well-known, however, that he then promptly retired from government, and died... more
For a full copy on JSTOR: www.jstor.org/stable/45019206 ABSTRACT: This essay uses numismatic, epigraphic, and topographic evidence to reconstruct the cursus honorum of L. Scribonius Libo, an important but enigmatic adherent of Pompeius... more
This article elaborates on one of the episodes of Constantine the Great’s italian campaign in year 312 – battle of Augusta Taurinorum. In this clash of arms legions of the augustus of the West defeated part of forces of usurper Maxentius... more
The aggressiveness of Roman soldiers and the frequent exposure of their bodies in battle are often accounted for by the ancient ideal of uirtus. Ancient texts however present a more balanced image of the consequences of such behaviors.... more
A short 500 word entry on the Second Triumvirate. I later delivered a [paper with an updated explanation on Lepidus's value to the alliance: at first he happened to have an army but he also had religious power of value to the allies... more
At first glance, Lucan’s Bellum Civile – a Latin epic poem on the civil war of 49-45 BC, composed under the emperor Nero – appears to present a damningly nihilistic picture of civil war as the annihilation of the Roman Republic and the... more
The author examines the circumstances of the early youth of Octavian and Agrippa and the beginning of their friendship. Agrippa’s family was probably wealthy but its origin was quite humble, and Octavian’s lineage was not much higher; his... more
Proyectos I+D HAR2009-11334 y HAR2012-32754, financiados por los Ministerios de Ciencia e Innovacion y de Economia y Competitividad, respectivamente.
Resum Aquest article intenta justificar i argumentar l'atribució d'una emissió monetària àuria, de les Guerres Civils, a Hispània, durant el principat de Galba. Fins ara, l'adscripció era pràcticament aleatòria per manca d'exemplars a... more
The subject of this chapter is the conflict between Constantine II and Constans in the spring of 340. It critically re-appraises the period immediately after the death of Constantine I in May 337 and looks afresh at the evidence for the... more
"Aeneas" discovers in the central character of Vergil’s "Aeneid" an Aeneas for an age of liquid modernity, a hero who vanishes into the multiple roles that he fails, in the end, to negotiate. His choices, silences, tears, and anger reveal... more
In his famous description of the republican political system, Polybius argues that Roman consuls could not obtain supplies, pay, and clothing for their armies without the approval of the senate. There is disagreement among scholars as to... more
Rehabilitations of later Roman senators and their monumentalization at the forum of Trajan as a phenomenon of inclusion
The author argues that the political consequences of Octavian's marriage to Livia were only negative for him. Having divorced Scribonia he displayed his hostile disposition to Sextus Pompey too early and did not have enough time to... more